INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to estimate potential availability of essential oil in some brands of herbal products. METHODS A comparison was performed on the basis of the essential oil yield in the unprocessed raw materials such as leaves of peppermint and lemon balm and inflorescence of chamomile as well as herbal tea bags and in dietary supplements. The yield of essential oil was d...

Plant-associated bacteria fulfill important functions for plant growth and health. However, our knowledge about the impact of bacterial treatments on the host's microbiome and physiology is limited. The present study was conducted to assess the impact of bacterial inoculants on the microbiome of chamomile plants Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert grown in a field under organic management in Egy...

conclusions the application of natural honey is effective in managing and preventing radiation-induced stomatitis in patients with head and neck cancers. results the results showed that severe stomatitis in groups of honey, chamomile and control was 0, 5.7%, and 17.6%, respectively. on the 14th day, it was 0, 0, and 17.6%, respectively. there were significant differences between the three group...

STUDY QUESTION How common is the use of herbal supplements during pregnancy and does it adversely affect the pregnancy outcome? SUMMARY ANSWER The use of herbal products during pregnancy is very common and daily almond oil spreading is associated with preterm birth (PTB). WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Herbal drugs are often promoted as 'natural' and 'safe' and such claims attract p...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing trend in the use of complementary and alternative therapies to treat or prevent hormonally dependent pathologies. Methods determined whether several of these natural products and nutraceuticals, commonly taken for hormone-related effects, possess steroid hormone activity. The agonist and antagonist estrogenic, androgenic, and progestational activities of 20 nat...

Ecological conditions of the growing areas, practices as well harvest and postharvest processing influence yield quality chamomile. The aim this research was to determine chamomile separation methods, treatments, on essential oil content, with a view improve current primary valuable medicinal plant. In order explain structure laboratory data that would give deeper assessment similarities among ...

evaluation of essential oil yield, morphological and phenological traits of seven populations of twochamomilespecies )matricaria aurea and m. recutita), were carried out using randomized completely blocks design (rcbd) in three replications in alborz research station in karaj, iran during 2011-2012. data were collected for 12 morphological and phenological traits. analysis of variance showed si...

Retraction This article [1] has been retracted by the authors. Although the patients originally gave consent to publication of their cases and images, they withdrew this consent shortly after publication. The article is no longer available online in order to protect patient confidentiality. The author apologizes for the inconvenience. Reference 1. Dogan S: Severe contact dermatitis due to camom...

Approximately 50% of the population will suffer from a sleep disorder over the course of their lifetime. There is increasing interest in nutraceuticals for these conditions. The quality of the evidence for the safety and effectiveness of using these supplements to treat sleep disorders varies substantially. In this review, we discuss the data about the effectiveness and safety of six commonly u...